The name '''Basil''', has origins from the male Greek name Βασίλειος ("Basileios"). It is derived from Gr. βασιλεύς a word of pre-Hellenic origin meaning ''kingly'' or ''royal'' from "basileus" which means ''king''. The female version is Bασιλική ("Vasiliki").

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*'''[[Basil the Great]]''', Bishop of [[Caesarea]] in Cappadocia ([[January 1]])

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*[[Basil of Ancyra]] , 4th century martyr ([[January 1]])

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In Arabic, the name means ''"brave"'' and the name has been derived in different languages to include: ''Basile'' in French; ''Basilius'' in German; ''Basilio'' in Italian and Spanish and ''Vasil'' in Albanian.

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*[[Basil the Elder]], son of [[Macrina the Elder]] and father of Basil the Great ([[January 1]])

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